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The Language Instinct
- How the Mind Creates Language
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,049
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 869
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 854
In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Amazing and Interesting
- By J. C. on 10-28-12
- The Language Instinct
- How the Mind Creates Language
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Fascinating
Reviewed: 06-07-18
The content is fascinating, however some times hard to follow in audiobook format. The printed book contains diagrams which help clarify points difficult to grasp by just listening.
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